New-York tribune., 1887-12-04
FLORIDA DAYS.
TIE MULE.

about them. DID any ever really nnd Weus lot tho
heart and of the ubjeet doubt it, This one OF
/ the things that must forever remain unexprcsseh
! have SAID that attracted to the handsonese
mule. had charged the leader OF it that it had
eocKed legs, and reduced him-the negro mean-to
momentary sreechessness thereby. Only momentary
however lie rallied directly, and came close 10 the We.
randall.
"rse kinder skeered up by what yo' said, Miss" he
Informed coHhientally "'bout dem legs bein'
cockcd. Fac is. yss right an yO's wrong I'm spec
terful cullud man. II Ina wn ter dat dem legs has
ben cockled, but dey amt Sounds dollar Miss;
mighty So md. Jes' see"
He passed his hand slowly the animals hind legs
Meausl and both unwilling appear con-
viDcrd though. sooth to hc limbs looked all right
But could not expected to Withdrew assertion.
"Yo jes try hint" tcmptiugly said this darkey lIo
had tho floor AMI all the others were waiting with
what patience tsey csui susmon.
My friend brave. Her sdesadde had coNe amsng
her goods and 0nalt brought IL forward IL seemel -
me that the owner Of the mule was again "skeeret
up" at Thought Of what might happen but hs
could not refuse to buckle the saddle The
mule looked at mildly duriHg the operation. which.
like all the work OF required gre e Will Bat
done. A. Melausa forward mol lily to
mount pulled her back. saving It tempting of
Providence for her get on that creature until Ne hai
seen his mas ar ride MIN. While she hssitate told hs
n--ro ts take turn hrst; he sprans on with aarry
and began To ambc about at del sIu pace. goinr IN
and the orange trees with rags dying and fcs
gstenin- with triumph lie up at stlop In front
OF us. He slipped ~ the gro md an sad elseriy:
"Now yo knows ies' how DIS m lie does. No rarin, no
jumpin ;ie,' So"
Think TT better get on and try for myself" sad Me-
lausa, agan coming forward
believe that there wa. a cloui cams the BLACK
mans face but he sad @anfIlly:
"Je,'s yo please OF cosc Dut dcre amt no kind ncei
of it. Dis IN le 90 Jess show yer"
Ronald mad sto)pei 10 pu his haad for Nelaua's fs't
when somcbo y off among the trees exclaimed:
"Now don't ~ 10 none o dat! stopit!"
The v-ice was much more energetic than ma evsr
heard It ore. that csald hardly believe 1t 10 belong
s -anSe though saw h"r approaching from the track
htd called a road she had small bag over her
shoulder the hilesns pastcbosrd bonnet ol her
head Il dragging skirt, aDoI her.
When sac ucrcsved tIat her cry had caused stay ia
the proceedings she came 'sore slowly. AMI br the ums
she had reached size able speak in her %, al
lazy, eisHrey mtunor Her arrival htl caused srst
gi-glns among the blacks. and hal elected fearful
collapse IN tIc appearance Of the negro with whom
ic ,erins
~ange put hsr ba. the edge o. the piazza Then sae
pushed sun53unet back FROM her "a aad looked tt
the black man WHO -to.l, all 'hrlnasn mp. apparently
with te nat,r about dropping from his oos' ir, GERS
There were .ippre.--d snsrnrs OF laughter from tho
darkrys belI=I
"rl .hov 20 NJ. yo' black Rufe yo." remarked
slsRge IN her long drs~l "Yo's Elthin' but rInn,
tats VIVA, yo Dee. Jcs pass that mulo along er here.
will yol"
Eufc came a lirtle nearer reluctantly.
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reckon" said ,pmrc ami with a surprisingly quick
o,cusnt sae ,i.plel n.Arsr s-izsl hold VI the horn
II, ,,o :, lila AMI v,r, ber.elf M into the sent Now
nu,sls ~. asuy tall rs a horse but II - real
feat % muscular paycr do wnat sanse had just lone
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